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Forgot to mention: the Duke is currently set up for gut strings so I have had a bridge cut with action around 9mm on the G side. However I have a second bridge which makes the bass go down to a high tension steel strings setup which I used on some recordings a couple of years ago, and let the action go much lower. The second bridge also has quality adjusters and is of course included in the sale.

Bargain!

Thank you Pete, any query drop me a line. All the best. And you're right Sarah thanks very much.

Hi fellow Basschatters, There have been a lot of enquiries and interest in this bass in the last couple of days, but one issue is common to every single person: you all seem to live in England and the Middle of Scotland is a tad too far to travel. Here's what I think: 1 - a good bass is worth a trip as you know, but... 2 - I realise it's a long trip for some so please, drop me a PM, explain your situation. You'd be surprised how much can be achieved with a bit of flexibility and negotiation on both parts. Of course I want to sell the bass, but I do want it to go to a good home and a happy bassist too, and I think I need to be approachable and flexible to achieve that. PS - still no trades though.... Have a great weekend everyone.

Thanks Paddy. I had a right chuckle at your offer: God loves a tryer and all that...

He he Paddy, you gonna make the dream come true?

And replied. Thanks guys, nice comments.

Price reduced to £1500 I have never been one for getting attached to instruments: they are tools to do a job. However, I did allow myself to get attached to this one, within reason of course, I never cuddled into it in bed... My custom made DUKE double bass, a.k.a the best roots music bass to roam the earth (IMHO)! I am at a time in my musical career where my needs have evolved and I really need a carved bass, which I need to purchase. I also need a touring bass, but my Chadwick folding bass is absolutely perfect for those purposes. My Duke bass is a true joy, but I need to free the space at home, and use the money of its sale, to go towards my carved purchase. There's nothing I can say about this bass that I haven't already boasted about in one of these forums: it is a fantastic plywood and you can use it to boom, swing and slap your way throughout the great American songbook, as well as every kind of rockabilly, bluegrass or folk you may ever be involved with. It is dark, bassy, very loud and especially a joy to play, thanks in part to the excellent set up I have had carried out. In the last couple of years I have been such an enthusiastic endorser of the Duke that I have probably convinced a few people to order one. I will indeed continue to promote Thomas's work, he makes a spot-on plywood bass. This Duke is a lovely matte chocolate colour, special laminating technique resembling the way carved basses are carved at the top, Rubner machine heads, ebony fingerboard, brand new maple bridge with very expensive adjusters you can operate without loosening the string tension, custom wooden walnut endpin done by Ben Bastin, all gut setup with Dluglolecki wound gut E (mega expensive!), Lenzner wound gut A, Lenzner raw gut D and G. Comes with soft carry case in excellent condition. The bass is in perfect nick. Every single professional player who has put their hands on it has been amazed by the sound of this bass. To call it a ply is to state the truth, but it is a disservice to how great it sounds. Given the work I carried out and the conditions of the bass, the price of £1500 is fair and trades are not accepted sorry. By all means if you are after a custom pay job, import a new one from Thomann, but here all the expensive luthier work has been done for you and it is ready to make an awesome sound.

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Bumping this up guys.

Sold.

After a bit of indecision I have decided to list this wonderful cab. The indecision was due to the mathematical certainty that I will never find another cab of similar quality for such a ridiculously low price. However, as a double bass player, I finally decided I didn't need this as an extension cab any longer, so there is no point in having it gathering dust. The cab is in great condition, having been used mainly for practice in the same rehearsal studio and being only 1 year old. A wonderful light weight 12 inch cab with adjustable tweeter as the spiel from Genz tells you: [size="1"][size="1"]The FOCUS™ LT bass cabinets represent an evolution in cabinet design blending progressive, lightweight cabinet construction with ceramic drivers optimized for today's player. [/size][/size][list] [*]200 Watt 12″ Loudspeaker and Compression Tweeter (200W @ 8 Ohms) - very conservatively rated, handles lots more according to all reviewers. [*]1/4″ and Speakon® Inputs [*]3 Position Tweeter Level Control [*]Reinforced Multi-layer Plywood Construction [*]Heavy-duty Metal Speaker Grille with Port Radius [*]Soft-grip Molded Strap Handle [*]Weight: 32 pounds [/list] £210 included UK postage £240 for EU postage

Please note I added 3 photos of the flight case. Whilst the bass in in almost pristine condition, the flight case bears a couple of scrapes here and there as it has been well used, although it is still in good solid shape and full working order.

Thanks mate, yes I have seen Joe of Pokey LaFarge with it too, nice guy and bass player and indeed great live tone. May I say it is easy to get a good live tone. The internal modification to make the bass fold make it a little stiffer acoustically but totally focused and resistant to feedback on stage: I played big open air festivals with not even a hint of feedback and yet still sounding very much double bass.

Forgot to mention: the bass comes with - Upton Revolution Solo Pickup installed - Feedback-killer tension screw from Blast Cult installed in the bridge, which you slightly tighten and the feedback goes away (works with any piezo in case you wanna change pickup) - and more importantly of course the original flight case is included with all the latches in good working order. Goodies.... And thank you for the offers so far.

Thanks Geoff, nice coming from an ace player like you. It's a great design. I'm happy to just sell it if no suitable trades offers come in of course, in fact it may be easier. If the buyer collects it I can show them how to fold and unfold. If shipped, I will enclose the original DVD from Charlie, very quick and idiot proof, trust me.

Classy laminate folks. Thanks Clarky it really is a pro instrument.

Hi guys, Thank you very much for the lovely trade offers, but may I please point you to the listing and the fact that I am ONLY open to trade with carved double basses. Electric basses and EUBs are of no use to me whatsoever I'm afraid, but thank you very much for offering anyway. All the best.

Close thread please I'm keeping it!

Price or Trade Value : £200 The more eagle eyed amongst you may notice that I had the exact same cab for sale a couple of weeks ago. That one was sold to SteveJ who is very happy with it. I originally wanted to keep my second Focus 112 as a spare extension cab, but after some soul searching I realised I would never need to be that loud on stage as I only ever play double bass. So here is my second Focus 112, which is identical to the first on and so much so I used the same photo for illustration purposes. I realise you may want new photos and if so please just PM me and I will take some tomorrow night. The only difference this time is that I do not have the original box, so I will have to use a packing and expedition company, but I will still pay for it, making the price a total bargain. And here is the spiel about the cab: A great extension cab with 12inch ceramic speaker, putting out 200w at 8ohms and of course very useful on its own or as an extension cab. This one is in great condition, 1 year old, not a mark on it, but it has been gigged, although very respectfully, only in arts centres with double bass. £200 posted to the UK is more than fair I'd say. [b][i]The FOCUS™ LT bass cabinets represent an evolution in cabinet design blending progressive, lightweight cabinet construction with ceramic drivers optimised for today's player. These compact, classic configurations are available in 4 models, each developed to deliver demanding performance, tight focused bass response along with design features you would only expect from GENZ BENZ. [/i][/b]